Foam Roller your Post-Workout Tension Away.
Andrew is a fan of his foam roller, here Alyx Walkinshaw demonstrates how to get the equivalent of a post-workout massage with your foam roller.
Category: WorKING-Out
Bench Jump with Squat with Soft Landing to Protect Your Joints.
The danger in a jump is not the jump, but the landing. If you can land in balance with your body relaxed you can absorb the force of the landing and remain in control.
No Pain, No Gain, try Planks with Attitude to Get you Working.
Skiing isn’t just about legs. Planks with attitude help strengthen core and the muscles in your shoulders, elbows and wrists stabilising your body.
No Pain, No Gain; Single Leg Squats can help Avoid Injury and Suffering.
All of us want to get through the ski-season, and indeed life, without suffering pain or injury. It makes sense to spend time focussed on our strength, balance and flexibility. Try Single Leg Squats.
No Pain, No Gain, but Dead Leg Lifts can help Avoid Injury and Suffering.
As knees give out. And you can’t ski without knees. Dead leg lifts strengthen hamstrings to support your knee ligaments and protect your joints.
No Pain, No Gain, but Wall Sits can help Avoid Injury and Suffering.
Try Wall Sits with a Modification to avoid a trip to A&E whilst on a skiing holiday. It makes sense for all of us to spend a little time focused on our strength, balance and flexibility.
Ski Fitness Means Functional Training with Super Sets.
Two physios from Loft41 share their recommended ski fitness; a five exercise regime, with the team from Tirol. You don’t need any special equipment, but you have to embrace the ‘Super Sets’ approach.
Too Old to Ski. Never, Keep Exercising and Keep Optimistic.
A couple of years ago I wrote about Klaus Obermeyer, a man aged 95, oo old to ski, but who was still skiing every day. Now, I’ve just discovered a Klaus trump-card, 101-year-old George Jedenhoff, surely he is too old to ski.
